IlliniGuys Exclusive: 'IlliniGal' Adalia McKenzie talks about loss at Maryland
IlliniGuys co-founders Mike Cagley and Brad Sturdy talked with the "IlliniGal" - Adalia McKenzie - about Sunday's loss at Maryland.
Adalia's analysis is an IlliniGuys exclusive which you will only find on IlliniGuys.com as we are proud to include Illini women's basketball in our coverage.
Terrance Jamison’s Co-DC Title Promotion Becomes Officially Announced
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema announces the title promotion of defensive line coach Terrance Jamison to co-defensive coordinator.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
February 15, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The title promotion for an Illinois football assistant coach that head coach Bret Bielema promised earlier this month has become official.
Heat Checks and Hail Marys - Penn State Upsets the Illini Again (Last Night was a Sequel No Illini Fan Wanted to Watch)
Mike Cagley, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular February 15, 2023 […]
The Farrell Files - Coach Discher & the Big Ten RBs
Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert
February 15, 2023
(Mike Farrell also has his own website: https://mikefarrellsports.com/)
In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll look at the new coaching hire and rank the RB classes in the Big Ten for the 2023 class.
“We just didn’t play hard”: Underwood Disgruntled With Illini’s Effortless Loss at Penn State
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Illini Freshman Forward Zacharie Perrin Leaves Team & Returning to France
Zacharie Perrin leaves the Illini program just over two […]
Illinois Hires Robby Discher as Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
February 14, 2023
(Cover photo courtesy Scott Clause/USA Today Network)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois has found Ben Miller’s on-field replacement as the program’s special team’s coordinator and tight ends coach.
The Illinois athletics department confirmed the hiring of Robby Discher as special teams coordinator/tight ends coach.
“We are very excited to have Robby and his family join us here at the University of Illinois,” Illini head coach Bret Bielema said in the university news release. "He will touch our program in many different ways working with our tight ends, specialists, and coordinating our special teams overall. He has proven to have success in every place he has been. I am excited to see and feel his impact here in our program.”
Raleigh North Carolina Wing Visits Illinois
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
February 14, 2023
IlliniGuys caught up with
Illinois offers all-purpose athlete Ronnie Royal
Illinois offers all-purpose athlete Ronnie Royal
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting
Feb. 13, 2023
Defensive backs coach Antonio Fenelus is in his first season at Illinois, but he has hit the ground running as he recently offered four-star recruit Ronnie Royal III.
The 5-foot-9, 170 pound talent from Gulf Shores, Alabama is an all-purpose athlete who can play several positions on offense and defense due to his explosive speed and athleticism.
Monday Morning Musings
EDITOR'S NOTE: IlliniGuys co-founder Larry Smith has covered sports from the local to the international level for 35 years, including 12 Final Fours and six NBA Finals. He is the creator of the Dirty Dozen, an office pool selection matrix that is 12-0 in its existence.)
By Larry Smith/IlliniGuys Staff
February 13, 2023
(Cover photo courtesy USA Today Sports)
One of the most thrilling college basketball regular seasons I can remember is quickly coming to a conclusion. Four weeks from today, we will be discussing first round matchups, who got snubbed, which ACC team that the all-ACC ESPN studio crew incorrectly thinks got robbed, and who ya got in your Final Four.
It's the time of year that the nerd in me rises to the surface. I do my own 68-team field twice a week. I begin to research my Dirty Dozen to see which favorites are doomed and will not win the national title (more on that at another time). When the 80 index cards go on the wall of my "war room" in about two weeks, my family is warned...Dad is just in his zone and we'll see him again in a couple of weeks.
Here are some quick thoughts after another crazy weekend:
Second Half Collapse Denies Illini’s Upset Bid at No. 8 Maryland
In a 82-71 loss, No. 8 Maryland got 29 points off the Illinois’ 25 turnovers.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
February 12, 2023
Illinois head coach Shauna Green isn’t interested in hearing the argument that her team’s second-half breakdown has plenty to do with the absence of Genesis Bryant.
Football Recruiting Spotlight on the Walk-Ons.
Key Walk-Ons - Joep Engbers, Henry Engel, Patrick Mahoney, Nick True, Johnny Schmitt and Ronan Poynton
Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst
February 12, 2023
I know I'm not alone in always holding a special place for walk-ons, and especially those guys who had full scholarship offers at other programs.
Rutgers Meets the Versatility of Illini Go-to Defender Coleman Hawkins
The near 10-minute stretch where Rutgers didn’t score in a 69-60 home victory for Illinois was catapulted by the defensive strengths of Coleman Hawkins.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
February 11, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The boos from the Orange Krush student section every time Sam Mulcahy touched the basketball weren’t at all phasing the confidence of the Rutgers’ senior guard.
Illini Ride 2nd Half Defense To Win Over #24 Rutgers
By IlliniGuys Staff
February 11, 2023
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - For most of Saturday afternoon, 24th ranked Rutgers could smell its first ever victory in Champaign. But Illinois stepped up its defense in the second half to come away with a 69-60 win at State Farm Center
The Scarlet Knights took a 47-41 lead on a pair of Caleb McConnell free throws with 15:03 remaining. But Illinois (17-7, 8-5 in Big Ten) held them without a field goal for the next 10:05 to spur a 19-0 run and take the lead for good.
Illinois Head Coach Bret Bielema Details “what I hate” About Modern Recruiting
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema says in his February signing day media conference that he’ll resist handing out pay-for-play dollars to players before they make an impact on the field at Illinois.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
February 11, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The leader of the football program at the University of Illinois said he’ll resist having name, image and likeness dollars being distributed to any prospect before they make an impact in an Illini uniform.
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